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Baker: Assume more contagious strain is here
Colin A. Young Gov. Charlie Baker is assuming that the more contagious variant of COVID-19 first identified in the United…
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Post-Christmas surge not yet as bad as Thanksgiving, but age of hospitalizations trouble Baker
Chris Lisinski Massachusetts has not yet experienced a confirmed post-holiday COVID surge on par with the one that followed Thanksgiving,…
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Baker to decide on whether to extend or even further tighten COVID-19 restrictions this week as vaccines roll out
Michael P. Norton and Katie Lannan Amid the slow and long rollout of vaccines, COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to…
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Sweeping changes needed in MA in home heating, electricity, travel to hit greenhouse gas targets
By Colin A. Young The rest of the 2020s need to be “the decade for action” on climate change and…
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Baker signs landmark policing reform law
By Colin A. Young DEC. 31, 2020…..As the year and legislative session come to a close, Gov. Charlie Baker on…
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Biden: “We Need to Steel Our Spines For What’s Ahead”
Michael P. Norton After a briefing from his COVID-19 advisers, President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday said infections over the holidays…
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Expanded abortion access policies become law in Massachusetts despite Baker veto
Katie Lannan Abortion rights will be formally codified in state law, and access to the procedure will be expanded after…
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Senate vote on Tuesday would create new Massachusetts abortion law
By Chris Lisinski Lawmakers are on the verge of expanding access to abortion in Massachusetts over objections from Gov. Charlie…
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“All-out offensive” planned on Massachusetts climate bills
By Colin A. Young With the time left to make a deal ticking away and other matters jockeying for attention,…
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Massachusetts groups pushing for lower auto insurance premiums after soaring profits due to COVID-19
Katie Lannan Consumer advocacy group MASSPIRG is calling for a state review of auto insurance premiums and losses, pointing to…
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